Macroeconomics

18 Dec 2015  |  Global  |  Mega Trends

The Global Future of Work—The Future Place and Structure of Work

Trade, Technology, and Transparency to Shape the Workplace in 2025

Infographics

×

The Global Future of Work—The Future Place and Structure of Work applies a multi-faceted approach to answering the question: where will work take place in 2025? Topics include international trends, such as mega-regional trade deals and right-shoring considerations; workplace design and format trends, such as smart offices and innovative retail sp...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a vast and complex space which is attracting increasing investment across vertical markets. This executive brief provides an update of the IoT market, highlighting strategic events during H1 2015. It identifies key market trends, tracks the areas with most activity, and highlights the top providers.

Between 2012 and 2014, over 70 global companies that were valued at more than $1 billion were start-ups with unique and transformative new business models. During the same period, most business model innovators have managed to produce consistently profitable returns with a high average revenue gain. The keys to these success stories have been conne...

The MENA investment tracker provides a quarterly snapshot of the investment activity in Middle East and North African region. It analyses investment activity on a quarter-on-quarter basis in terms of the number and value of projects. The data is segmented by different industries, regions, stages of implementation, types of ownership, and types of p...

The research service exhibits visionary thinking by identifying and analyzing one of the significant Mega Trends: Future of Infrastructure. "Smart" as a value proposition has been increasingly replacing green concepts, with innumerable smart innovations in the infrastructure space. This study highlights examples of projects, companies, and technolo...

The Global Future of Work—The Future Labor Force investigates emerging Mega Trends shaping 2025's labor market outlook. Analysis includes social implications, such as the size and composition of the future labor force; economic implications, such as wage and benefits comparisons; and political implications, such as international labor goals and h...

This study discusses the evolution of various top-emerging industries, to help them drive growth and innovation in a rapidly changing environment. It targets individuals and businesses with a futuristic vision, and analyses key industries with the potential to grow into bigger markets by 2020; it also indicates how these industries will impact exis...

This research service sets the stage for visionary thinking by identifying and analyzing one of the upcoming manufacturing technologies. 3-D Printing holds great promise to significantly impact traditional manufacturing practices. This presentation highlights examples of companies that are adopting 3-D printing in their process line, thus elucidati...

The research service sets the stage for visionary thinking by identifying and analyzing various Mega Trends that will impact and shape the global economy, society, and culture. For the purpose of this study, Mega Trends are categorized by urbanization, society, economy, technology, infrastructure, business, health and wellness, and top industries. ...